Welcome to Reception!
Welcome to Reception! We are very pleased to meet you. Come and discover how we learn at The Meadows in the Early Years.
The induction presentation and Louis' book are available to download at the bottom of the page. They are good places to start! Do not hesitate to contact us at school if you have any questions.
Welcome from Mrs. Simmons
Mrs. Simmons is our headteacher at The Meadows. She would like to welcome you to our school. We are really looking forward to seeing you!
Welcome to Reception at The Meadows!
We hope that you will enjoy watching our video.
Look at all the exciting things we enjoy at The Meadows!
Our Early Years Curriculum
The Meadows Foundation Stage provides a happy, safe and caring environment where children feel secure, giving them the firm foundation on which their future learning can be built.
We encourage children to become independent and confident learners, to explore and discover things for themselves, whilst supporting them to make connections in their learning.
We provide opportunities for exploration and investigation, space to learn and embed new learning in both indoor and outdoor environments that stimulate the children’s imagination and support their development.
The Early Years Foundation Stage
Our Foundation Stage is made up of preschool (Little Learners) and Reception children (Butterflies and Caterpillars) aged 3 – 5 years, and is known collectively as ‘The Early Years Foundation Stage’ (EYFS). The preschool children are also referred to as FS1 and children in their Reception year as FS2.
The EYFS is a vitally important stage of children’s early development, as it is during these years that children begin to develop the learning attitudes, skills, social integration and independence on which the rest of their education is built.
We provide high quality, purposefully planned play opportunities that support children as they learn and flourish. Our spacious indoor and outdoor learning areas enable children to be active learners and develop critical thinking skills.
We place equal importance on both the inside and outside environments, ensuring that each area stimulates the children’s imaginations.
Areas of Learning
The Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum is divided into two main areas: The Prime Areas of Learning and The Specific Areas of learning. Each area is divided into subcategories. The Prime Areas of learning are vitally important as these provide the basic systems and foundations which are essential to support learning in all the other areas.
The Prime Areas of Learning:
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Communication and Language
- Physical Development.
The Specific Areas of Learning:
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding the World
- Expressive Arts and Design
We teach the children through themes inspired by their interests and fascinations. Our creative curriculum enables the children to make strong links between all areas of learning. Our objective-led approach and use of child-initiated planning sessions provides exciting, stimulating and highly engaging learning experiences and is adapted to suit every child's needs.
This ensures that we capture the children’s imaginations and foster a love of learning through exciting, memorable experiences prompted by rich resources, along with an enquiry-based approach to learning.
Let's learn outside!
We highly value the positive impact of learning outdoors and the benefits this brings to the health and wellbeing of our children, as well as encouraging them to be more active.
Pupils in EYFS & Year 1 in our school have regular Forest School sessions. The children learn from a young age to manage risks through use of tools, working together through teamwork challenges, gain appreciation and respect for nature and the impact that humans have on the environment.
Providing real-life opportunities in the outdoors inspires our children to apply key social skills back in the classroom. We use our school woodland and garden, large school field with wooded area and trim trail during the week.
Our Outdoor Area
We would like to invite you to see our fantastic outdoor learning space. We call it The Meadow. Why don't you watch the video and come on a tour with us?
Helpful resources to download
The induction presentation below introduces you to the adults working in school, the classroom environment and the school day. We hope that you will enjoy meeting Louis, too, by sharing our Louis book with your child! He takes us through a school day and shows children what they will see and do when they arrive at The Meadows. The other resources make up our induction pack, and you can download them below.
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Louis - Starting School Poster for Parents | [pdf 365KB] |
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Number Formation at The Meadows | [pdf 771KB] |
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All About Me Booklet | [pdf 483KB] |
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Free Milk Leaflet | [pdf 198KB] |
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I can write my name | [pdf 87KB] |
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Good Lookin Cookin Examples | [pdf 780KB] |
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Learning About Numbers Booklet | [pdf 618KB] |
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Read and Write Together Booklet | [pdf 557KB] |
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Reading Spine - Foundation Stage and Key Stage One | [pdf 173KB] |
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Our Famous Foundation Stage!
The Meadows has featured on Alistair Bryce-Clegg's #abcdoes Instagram page. Alistair is an international early years consultant, author and blogger, and we are proud to have had the opportunity to share our work with a huge audience!
'Our curriculum in the early years is based on learning through play and using the principles of objective-led planning. We create exciting environments and themes based on the children's questions, interests and next steps. We are very excited to be taking over the ABCDoes Instagram feed for #TakeoverTuesday and sharing with you some of the exciting things we get up to...'
Twitter: @ABCDoes
Instagram: Alistair Bryce-Clegg
www.abcdoes.com
Blog: abcdoes.com
